The Reasons To Join The Military Have Never Been Better

By Linda Maynard


When people are wondering what it is they will do with their lives or a teenager is wondering what they will do after high school there are sometimes more options than they might think available to them. For one, there are many reasons to join the military and for people who do not know what to do it might just be their best bet.

There is always an influx of recruits in peace time. Although we are not really in a time of true peace at the moment we will be soon enough. We are in the process of a slow troop withdrawal from the Middle East. When that is complete we will only have troops in places where we have a base or another type of station.

Today however it is not that easy to join. The Armed Forces will not take just anyone these days like they would back then. Today you almost need to have a clean record, or at least no felonies on your record. There are cases of the service giving waivers for certain situations but those are not common at all.

People generally talk bad about things that they do not understand. The service is the one place in the world that you can go and get your school paid for and at the same time you will be trained on a variety of jobs that you can take back to the civilian world. Many people think that you cannot take artillery training back to the real world but there is more to it than that.

For still others the military is just where they want to be. There are some people out there who have admired the armed forces for a very long time and these are the people who just cannot wait until they are old enough to sign up. As soon as they are they are on the very first bus to boot camp. They could care less that they will be gone for four years.

Another great benefit is the health care. Many companies today are offering health care but it is soon to be mandatory through the government and when that happens many say that it will be a bit worse than what we currently have available to us through the normal companies that offer it now. The government should have never gotten involved with our nations health care policies.

There are more great benefits with service. The housing perks that you get as a member of the military cannot be beat. You will get special rates when looking for a home loan and if you are looking to buy a car there are programs available for that too. There are a lot of people who have started programs that take care of our nation's heroes.

There are many reasons to join the military but maybe none as important as defending the country that you love. There are many people who love the United States but only a small few have the courage to say that they spent time as its defender. There is a lot of pride that comes with that service and a paycheck that goes along with it.




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